2. Get screened for Irlen Syndrome - At which point you will know if you have it and if so, where on the spectrum you land. You will also then receive YOUR specific color overlay.

3. Schedule a session with an Irlen Diagnostician - Those who have Irlen Syndrome severely or in ways that affect other areas of life (those situations where overlays cannot be used) may want to see an Irlen Diagnostician. There they can be evaluated for, and ultimately receive customized Irlen Spectral Filters®.

Treating Irlen makes life more comfortable!

by Helen Irlen. www.irlen.com

Lately, educators and medical professionals are quick to diagnose children who struggle in school with dyslexia and/or AD/HD. In fact, just this week, I was reading the blog post of a teenager who said that 26 out of 30 children on her color guard team have been diagnosed with dyslexia. We as a society like labels because it means we have answers and we can get help, right? Generally, this is true. If you know what's wrong, you can identify all the available methods of help, which in the case of AD/HD usually means, placing your child on medication, and in the case of dyslexia, can mean anything from paying for eye training to phonics instruction. And for some, the help works. But, what about those that just don't seem to get better? Research suggests that at least a portion of these children may be misdiagnosed or misclassiﬁed with dyslexia or ADD/HD. In fact, as many as 50% of children diagnosed with dyslexia actually have a visual perceptual processing problem known as Irlen Syndrome. Similarly, about 30% of children diagnosed with ADD/HD actually suffer from Irlen Syndrome (ironically, this is the same percentage of children that do not respond positively to medication).